By RICHARD F. SHEPARD In more than 200 films made over 50 years, John Wayne saddled up to become the greatest figure of one of America’s greatest native art forms, the western. The movies he starred in rode the range from out-of-the-money sagebrush quickies to such classics as “Stagecoach” and “Red River.” He won an […]
Read MoreJohn Wayne Dead of Cancer on Coast at 72
Los Angeles, June 11 — John Wayne, the veteran Hollywood actor, died today at 5:23 P.M., Pacific daylight time, at U.C.L.A. Medical Center, a hospital spokesman said. The cause of death was given as complications from cancer. Mr. Wayne, 72 years old, had been hospitalized for treatment of cancer of the lower abdomen since May […]
Read MoreJOHN WAYNE: THE LAST COWBOY
(Because of he recent heart surgery, John Wayne has been under doctor’s orders not to do interviews for the next three months. He made an exception for Jim Bacon, his friend of 30 years. “He knows I have enough on him to hang him” jokes Bacon.) “I guess I’m just too goddamned tough to die.” […]
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Ann-Margret & the Duke
Two of the most exciting film stars – one a luscious young blonde and the other a leather-skinned, weather-beaten oldtimer meet in a western about a stolen half-million in gold. The golden gal is Ann-Margret, whose star has been soaring brighter than ever though she took a tumble during a night club performance which nearly […]
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